President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania

The President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania is the deputy elected to look over the meetings in the lower chamber of the Parliament of Romania.

President of the
Chamber of Deputies of Romania
Coat of arms of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Alfred Simonis

since 15 June 2023
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderMitropolitul Nifon (1862)
Dan Marţian (1990)
Formation1862
1990
SuccessionSecond
Websitewww.cdep.ro/presedinte

The President is also the President of the Standing Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, and the second in the presidential line of succession, after the President of the Senate.

# Name Portrait Birth–Death Took office Left office Party

Assembly of Deputies 1862–1947

1 Metropolitan-primate Nifon Rusailă   1789–1875 24 January 1862 2 May 1864 Ind.
2 Alexandru Emanoil Florescu   1822–1907 29 December 1864 25 June 1865 C
3 Emanoil Costache Epureanu   1823–1880 17 December 1865 3 January 1866 C
4 Nicolae Catargiu   ?–1889 9 January 1866 12 February 1866 C
(3) Emanoil Costache Epureanu   1823–1880 9 May 1866 6 July 1866 C
5 Lascăr Catargiu   1823–1899 7 December 1866 1 November 1867 C
6 Anastasie Fătu   1816–1886 15 January 1868 15 November 1868 RL
7 Ion C. Brătianu   1821–1891 18 November 1868 29 January 1869 RL
8 Costache Negri   1812–1876 8 May 1869 17 November 1869 ML
9 Grigore Balș   1826–1895 20 November 1869 1 May 1870 MC
10 Gheorghe Costaforu   1820–1876 2 July 1870 3 February 1871 C
11 Nicolae Păcleanu   ?-1878 5 February 1871 16 March 1871 RL
12 Dimitrie Ghica   1816–1897 26 May 1871 17 February 1876 C
13 Constantin N. Brăiloiu   1809/1810–1889 18 February 1876 3 May 1876 C
14 Constantin A. Rosetti   1816–1885 25 June 1876 26 May 1878 PNL
15 George Vernescu   1829–1900 6 June 1878 15 November 1878 PNL
(14) Constantin A. Rosetti   1816–1885 17 November 1878 9 June 1881 PNL
16 Dimitrie Brătianu   1818–1892 9 June 1881 21 October 1882 PNL
17 Dimitrie Lecca   1832–1888 21 October 1882 5 March 1883 PNL
(14) Constantin A. Rosetti   1816–1885 16 May 1883 17 October 1883 PNL
(17) Dimitrie Lecca   1832–1888 19 October 1883 4 July 1888 PNL
(5) Lascăr Catargiu   1823–1899 10 November 1888 14 January 1889 PC
18 Constantin Grădişteanu   1833–1890 19 January 1889 16 November 1889 PC
19 Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino   1833–1913 16 November 1889 22 February 1891 PC
20 Gheorghe Rosnovanu   1832–1904 3 May 1891 11 December 1891 PC
21 Gheorghe Manu   1833–1911 26 February 1892 24 October 1895 PC
22 Petre S. Aurelian   1833–1909 9 December 1895 21 November 1896 PNL
23 Dimitrie Gianni   1838–1902 23 November 1896 21 April 1899 PNL
24 Constantin Olănescu   1845–1928 13 June 1899 25 September 1900 PC
(19) Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino   1833–1913 25 September 1900 14 February 1901 PC
25 Mihail Pherekyde   1842–1926 24 March 1901 9 December 1904 PNL
26 Ștefan C. Șendrea   1842–1907 9 December 1904 23 December 1904 PNL
27 Grigore Trandafil   1840–1907 25 February 1905 23 February 1907 PC
28 Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu   1856–1927 26 February 1907 26 April 1907 PC
(25) Mihail Pherekyde   1842–1926 8 June 1907 15 December 1909 PNL
29 Basile M. Missir   1843–1929 15 December 1909 16 February 1910 PNL
(25) Mihail Pherekyde   1842–1926 16 February 1910 10 January 1911 PNL
(24) Constantin P. Olănescu   1845–1928 8 March 1911 17 October 1912 PC
(28) Constantin Cantacuzino-Pașcanu   1856–1927 1 December 1912 11 January 1914 PCD
(25) Mihail Pherekyde   1842–1926 21 February 1914 11 December 1916 PNL
30 Vasile Morțun   1860–1919 11 December 1916 25 April 1918 PNL
31 Constantin Meissner   1854–1942 5 June 1918 5 November 1918 PCP
32 Alexandru Vaida-Voevod   1872–1950 28 November 1919 1 December 1919 PNR
33 Nicolae Iorga   1871–1940 9 December 1919 26 March 1920 PND
34 Duiliu Zamfirescu   1858–1922 30 June 1920 22 January 1922 PP
35 Mihail Orleanu   1859–1942 6 April 1922 27 March 1926 PNL
36 Petre P. Negulescu   1872–1951 10 July 1926 5 June 1927 PP
37 Nicolae Săveanu   1866–1952 30 July 1927 10 November 1928 PNL
38 Ștefan Cicio Pop   1865–1934 23 December 1928 30 April 1931 PNŢ
39 Dimitrie Pompeiu   1873–1954 20 June 1931 10 June 1932 PND
(38) Ștefan Cicio Pop   1865–1934 10 August 1932 18 November 1933 PNŢ
(37) Nicolae Săveanu   1866–1952 10 February 1934 19 November 1937 PNL
(32) Alexandru Vaida-Voevod   1872–1950 9 June 1939 5 September 1940 FRN
40 Mihail Sadoveanu   1880–1961 5 December 1946 24 February 1948 BPD

Great National Assembly 1948–1989

41 Gheorghe Apostol   1913–2010 7 April 1948 11 June 1948 PMR
42 Constantin Agiu   1891–1961 11 June 1948 27 December 1948 PMR
43 Constantin Pârvulescu   1895–1992 27 December 1948 5 July 1949 PMR
44 Dumitru Petrescu   1906–1969 5 July 1949 28 December 1949 PMR
45 Alexandru Drăghici   1913–1993 28 December 1949 26 January 1950 PMR
(44) Dumitru Petrescu   1906–1969 26 January 1950 29 May 1950 PMR
46 Constantin Doncea   1904–1973 29 May 1950 6 September 1950 PMR
(41) Gheorghe Apostol   1913–2010 6 September 1950 5 April 1951 PMR
47 Ion Vincze   1910–1996 5 April 1951 26 March 1952 PMR
(41) Gheorghe Apostol   1913–2010 26 March 1952 2 June 1952 PMR
48 Gheorghe Stoica [ro]   1900–1976 2 June 1952 30 November 1952 PMR
(43) Constantin Pârvulescu   1895–1992 23 January 1953 5 March 1961 PMR
49 Ştefan Voitec   1900–1984 20 March 1961 28 March 1974 PMR/PCR
50 Miron Constantinescu   1917–1974 28 March 1974 18 July 1974 PCR
51 Nicolae Giosan [ro]   1921–1990 26 July 1974 22 December 1989 PCR

Assembly of Deputies 1990–1992

52 Dan Marţian   1935–2002 19 June 1990 16 October 1992 FSN

Chamber of Deputies since 1992

53 Adrian Năstase   1950– 28 October 1992 22 November 1996 FDSN/PDSR
54 Ion Diaconescu   1917–2011 27 November 1996 30 November 2000 PNŢCD
55 Valer Dorneanu   1944– 15 December 2000 30 November 2004 PDSR/PSD
(53) Adrian Năstase   1950– 19 December 2004 16 March 2006 PSD
56 Bogdan Olteanu   1971– 20 March 2006 13 December 2008 PNL
57 Roberta Anastase   1976– 19 December 2008 3 July 2012 PDL
58 Valeriu Zgonea   1967– 3 July 2012 19 December 2012 PSD
19 December 2012 13 June 2016
59 Florin Iordache   1960– 13 June 2016 21 December 2016 PSD
60 Liviu Dragnea   1962– 21 December 2016 27 May 2019 PSD
Carmen-Ileana Mihălcescu 1970– 28 May 2019 29 May 2019 PSD
61 Ion-Marcel Ciolacu [ro] 1967– 29 May 2019 15 June 2023 PSD
62 Alfred-Robert Simonis [ro] 1985– 15 June 2023 incumbent PSD
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